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This is one of the more popular trails: a lake, a hut and not too long.

Krn lake is surrounded by mountains, the highest of them being Mt. Krn. Hiking to the lake is easy, since an old military road leads to the mountain plateau where the battles of WW1 were fought. There’s a mountain hut nearby where visitors can stop for lunch or spend the night.

Snowshoeing is the best way to explore winter landscape in deep snow. It doesn’t require special skills, the gear is relatively simple, and it’s a lot of fun. Night snowshoeing through the glittering forest is a special experience for everyone – we’ll just add a headlamp to your gear pack.
Level: easy
Duration: 1-6 hours

At 2864 meters, Triglav is Slovenia’s highest mountain and a national symbol. It is said that to become a true Slovenian, one must climb Triglav once.
There is more than one trail to the summit, but all of them require proper equipment and some hiking experience. We’ll give you everything you need, and we’ll be up and back in two days. We’ll sleep in a hut high up on the mountain, where you can treat yourself to the best bean soup and klobasa (sausage).

Level: demanding
Duration: 2 days

Heads-up: Anyone who climbs to the top for the first time, is “entitled” to a spank with the rope!

Boka is the largest waterfall in Slovenia, falling more than a 100 meters. It can be seen from the road Bovec – Kobarid. There’s a trail along the side that leads up to a nice viepoint above the valley.

This exciting trail will take you across 5 traditional hanging bridges over Soča and Koritnica rivers. Cool forest, alpine rivers and wooden hanging bridges make this trail a special experience. The longer variant even goes past Kluže, the Austro-Hungarian pre-WW1 fortress.

Mangart is the third highest mountain in Slovenia. The trail takes us through alpine pastures, scenic ridges, larch forests and old tunnels, carved into solid rock. From the saddle you can see Grossglockner in Austria in the north and the Adriatic sea in the south! There is a cozy mountain hut on the saddle below the peak – a great place to visit, have lunch or spend the night.

Level: moderate to the hut, difficult to the summit.
Duration: 2,5 hours to the hut, another 2 hours to the summit.

We sometimes split the hike into two days and we spend the night in the hut. This gives us enough time to climb to the summit, or explore the area in more detail – suitable for sunset-hunting photographers, botanist etc. The hut is also accessible by road.